Hello Shubham,

B. Tech Degree:- It is 3 to 4-year long course conferred by a UGC recognized University. To pursue higher education, a degree from a university which is UGC approved university is accepted. You have specialization in one subject, rest are elective. A degree holder is preferred over a diploma in the same field. It gives in-depth knowledge.

Diploma:- It is a short term course and conducted by an institute or polytechnic. There is no need for the institute or the university to be UGC approved. It is a specific academic award for professional or vocational courses. It provides education within your given field.

Hope this is helpful. Good Luck.

Hi there,

Basic difference between diploma and degree is that you can directly go for diploma after 10 but for btech degree you need to do +2 for that with compulsion of subjects such as physics, maths and chemistry.

Also, in diploma you end up getting more practical knowledge than degree.

Whereas in degree you end up getting more mathematics knowledge.Moreover, diploma is not equivalent to btech.

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HARSH RANJAN

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2 years ago

Hello,
The basic difference between a B.Tech and Polytechnic engineering courses is that a B.Tech is a degree course while a Polytechnic is a diploma course in engineering.
*One can opt for a polytechnic course just after 10th or it can also be done after 12th. But one cannot opt for B.Tech only after 12th with physics, chemistry and maths as compulsory subjects. The duration of a polytechnic course is of minimum 3 years but you can take a lateral entry in polytechnic if you have done ITI for which the duration of the course will then be 2 years. The admissions are based on Polytechnic Entrance Exam which happens in the month of May or June, in some states polytechnics also take direct admission in 3 years diploma course.
For B.Tech, the duration of the course is 4 years, but a lateral entry can be taken directly to the second year if a person has done a polytechnic course. The admissions are based on JEE ranking and some other institutes and colleges conduct their own entrance exams.
Polytechnic (Diploma Engineering) are done may be those who are not able to afford degree engineering and need to get into a job as early as possible.
There is no entrance test for admission into Polytechnic, but an entrance test is mandatory for admission to Degree Engineering (B.Tech or BE).

I hope it will help you
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